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Conventional playground equipment, which teaches children about risk and danger, is to make a comeback after research has found that it can aid development and encourage decision making in later life.

Traditional school playground equipment like sandpits, monkey bars and adventure play trails are being re-launched into schools after research has found that a degree of risk can help a child’s development.

Nations need to do more to combat global obesity to reduce future health problems including diabetes, which is now accounting for between 2% and 6% of health care costs across the world. Encouraging children in their early years to take part in physical and active play within the school playground environment can help to reduce many of the health risky associated with obesity.

A new community improvement organisation called Spacehive is operating a pilot scheme of that offers grassroots-led communities a target-based funding platform to renovate, repair and build new playgrounds.